The Discovery of 2-Hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine: A Semiochemical in Orchid Pollination
作者:Björn Bohman、Lynne Jeffares、Gavin Flematti、Ryan D. Phillips、Kingsley W. Dixon、Rod Peakall、Russell A. Barrow
DOI:10.1021/ol300864u
日期:2012.5.18
Drakaea livida (Orchidaceae) is pollinated by sexual deception of the wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes (Thynnidae). It is shown that the orchid emits the same compound, 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine, that females emit when calling for mates. This novel pyrazine was isolated and identified by GC-EAD and GC-MS and confirmed by synthesis. This compound may represent the first known case of pyrazines as sex pheromones in Hymenoptera.